Chapter 447 The struggle for family headship is always like this.
No matter how shocked Caesar and Nono were, the undeniable facts left them no choice but to believe them.
The report listed abnormal data for various indicators of Nono's body, as well as analytical conclusions that pointed to "acquired genetic optimization and adjustment".
Caesar was naturally worried about his girlfriend's health. He originally thought that Nono's inability to awaken the power of words was just a matter of probability. After all, there have been high-level hybrids who have not been able to awaken the power of words over the centuries.
But now, this report is like a scalpel cutting through the warm and gentle facade, revealing the cruel truth beneath.
The Chen family, this mixed-race tycoon family entrenched in the East, has a pursuit of power and ruthless methods that far exceed his imagination.
They are ruthless not only to enemies and outsiders, but also to their own blood relatives!
Caesar was always well-liked at Kassel College; apart from the Lionheart Society, everyone was willing to give him face.
After all, he's really willing to spend money.
Therefore, he was already aware of the news that the Kassel branch had joined forces with the local mixed-race families to conduct a large-scale search for the criminal gang that was capturing mixed-race individuals and raising dead servants for illegal dragon blood experiments.
He was even quite clear that the target was the Chen family.
He simply hadn't expected the Secret Party to so clearly distance itself from the Chen family's sense of justice.
Although only the Chinese branch came forward to provide assistance, the principal, Angers himself, was present. It would be absolutely impossible for him to say that he was completely unaware of or offered no support.
"No wonder even the principal chose to stand by and do nothing this time," Caesar muttered to himself, looking at the report in his hand with a mixture of realization and suppressed anger in his eyes.
Unless there were special circumstances, he would have applied to join the search team to lead the charge and uproot the Chen family's filthy research bases one by one.
Compared to Caesar's shock and anger, Nono's reaction was much calmer.
Her dark red eyes swept over the words on the report, but her face didn't show much surprise, as if she had just confirmed a long-held suspicion.
She wasn't unaffected by the shock, but perhaps subconsciously, during the years of special treatment she received after her mother's death, she had already become accustomed to her own abnormality.
She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the complex emotions surging within her.
She looked up at Lu Mingfei and asked the most crucial question:
"So, what is the price?"
She didn't ask if it was feasible. Since Lu Mingfei had brought it up, he must have been confident in his abilities, so she was directly concerned about the cost.
There is no such thing as a free lunch, nor is there any gift without a reason.
As the saying goes, every gift that fate bestows has a price already marked in secret.
Lu Mingfei looked at her and casually dropped a bombshell:
"The price? Take control of the Chen family."
These words stunned not only Nono, but even Caesar.
They understood the meaning behind Lu Mingfei's words: it wasn't that Lu Mingfei wanted the Chen family, but rather that Nuonuo wanted to become the one who controlled the Chen family.
Nuonuo was the rightful eldest daughter of the Chen family, and was once Chen Tianmu's most promising daughter who was most likely to inherit his throne.
She chose to fight back only because of her mother's death and her father's ruthlessness. She went from being a beloved daughter to a rebellious one, from being a warm and caring daughter to being a soft, self-protective shield, and resolutely ran away from that home.
The decline of the Chen family was almost inevitable.
However, it is too large and its roots are too deep. If it collapses suddenly, the chain reaction it will trigger will be very serious, and the economic impact will be particularly huge.
This requires a gradual process and cannot be done in a one-size-fits-all manner.
Those mixed-blood ancient clans pushed Lu Mingfei out as the vanguard, but they didn't go into details about how to divide up the Chen family's big cake.
Lu Mingfei had little interest in the Chen family's assets.
Su Enxi's move to target the Chen family in the financial market was more to support the overall plan, and incidentally, to allow herself... well, or rather, to give Aze's company the opportunity to grow bigger and stronger, and achieve new glory.
Lu Mingfei's original plan was to have Chen Tianmu, the substitute whose main and secondary personalities he had already dealt with and who had merged into one, stage a substitution act.
Find an opportunity to eliminate the hidden original body, allowing this absolutely loyal stand-in to continue ruling the Chen family under the identity of Chen Tianmu, thus ensuring a smooth transition.
But now that we have Nono, the rightful heir, we might as well use her.
The power structure of the Chen family is different from that of the Gattuso family, where power is concentrated in the hands of the elders and the family head is merely an executor.
The head of the Chen family is like an emperor whose word is law; his word is law.
Colluding with the Dragon King doomed the Gattuso family to a bad end, and Caesar always wanted to leave the family.
Since that's the case, why not just start a business together with Nuonuo, a business that belongs to them as a couple?
The Chen family, even a weakened camel, is still bigger than a horse.
After this reshuffle, its influence in the hybrid world will be greatly weakened, but its vast industry and influence in the surface world will still be a lucrative target.
Other mixed-race families aren't just eyeing the hidden assets related to the dragon race; they also don't want to let go of the overt business empires.
Nuwa privately told Lu Mingfei that if they didn't want to cause too much turmoil and unnecessary trouble, and wanted to get out of the vortex of Eastern mixed-race people as quickly as possible, it would be best to find a suitable successor for the Chen family to achieve a smooth transition.
That stand-in, Chen Tianmu, is already Lu Mingfei's man, but he can't stay in that position forever.
After all, as long as Chen Tianmu exists, no mixed-race family will feel at ease.
The role of the stand-in is to rightfully hand over the position of family head to Chen Motong at the appropriate time and assist her until she completely takes control of the Chen family.
After that, he can retire gracefully.
Lu Mingfei did this not because he had any expectations of Chen Motong, but ultimately for the sake of stability and Erii.
She also has blood ties to the Chen family; roughly speaking, she can be considered a descendant of the Chen family.
The fact that the Chen family was able to survive the war was largely due to the efforts of their ancestors who went overseas to seek ways to save the country.
To let the Chen family's stigma simply vanish into thin air is an insult to their ancestors.
Nono listened quietly. She guessed that Lu Mingfei and the mixed-race family behind him had already made their move, but she didn't know they had schemed so deeply. She needed some time to digest this huge amount of information.
Taking control of the Chen family...
This cage she once fought so hard to escape and loathed, she now has to return to in this way, at the cost of saving her brother and gaining power, and become the one in supreme power.
What's this?
The Return of the Dragon Girl in the City
I must say, it's pretty cool.
She knew how turbulent the future situation would be.
There are at least two more dragon kings lurking in the shadows, not to mention the Black King of Damocles, who hangs over the heads of all the hybrids.
She and Caesar, no matter how you look at it, are just young masters and ladies who can only stand on their own because of their family background.
Based on what Lu Mingfei said, the Gattuso family is completely unreliable, and in fact, they are the kind of people you need to be wary of.
If she can take control of the Chen family, then she and Caesar will have a truly powerful foothold of their own.
Caesar no longer had to return to the family he loathed; they could create their own future together, instead of drifting along like mayflies whose fates were not in their own hands.
More importantly, this means that Ricardo could grow up healthy like a normal child, free from the shackles of dragon blood.
And she will gain the power to protect herself, her brother, and those around her.
With the power of words and the authority to wield power, she will no longer be the red-haired priestess who can only rely on her profiling abilities to discern the truth, yet may be powerless to change anything at crucial moments.
Nono felt a surge of warmth upon seeing Caesar's concerned expression.
Perhaps her feelings for Caesar weren't deep enough to make her vow to marry no one but him until death, but he was, after all, her first love, the first boyfriend she officially acknowledged, and he was genuinely good to her.
On the road ahead, filled with unknowns and dangers, she hopes he will be by her side and doesn't want him to be absent.
After a moment's consideration, she finally lowered her head and looked at the little one in her arms who was still restless and curiously trying to grab her phone.
Ricardo seemed to notice his sister's gaze, raised his head, his chubby cheeks and round little mouth giving him a cute and bewildered expression.
Nono reached out and gently pinched his chubby chin. Looking at her younger brother's innocent and adorable appearance, Nono felt her softest spot in her heart being touched, and the solemnity on her face melted away instantly.
She whispered, "Ricardo, do you want to grow up?"
Do you want to be like other children, able to run and jump, go to school, and go to lots and lots of fun places?
She knew that many people would miss their childhood when they grew up, but it would be the cruelest thing to do to Ricardo to remain forever in this infantile state, without any independent will, without freedom, and with nothing but the love of his sister and brother-in-law.
Ricardo looked at his sister, seemingly understanding, yet also seemingly not understanding.
He just grinned, revealing an adorable, toothless, silly smile, and stretched out his two little hands, babbling as he tried to grab Nuonuo's hands, wanting her to hug him.
This act of pure dependence and trust shattered the last trace of hesitation in Nono's heart. She hugged her younger brother tightly, letting him wrap his arms around her neck and bury his little face in the crook of her neck.
She raised her head, her dark red eyes now filled with a resolute determination, as if she had already committed herself to something.
"I agree."
Lu Mingfei's face showed an expression of "I knew it," but he still put on a look of disgust:
"Save those three words for when Caesar proposes to you later. They give me goosebumps."
As he spoke, he rubbed his slender, fair arms.
Erii: (ω)?
Upon hearing this, Caesar gave Lu Mingfei a grateful look, and then, to prevent Nuonuo from becoming angry, he coughed twice to change the subject:
"When can the surgery begin? Are there any precautions we need to take beforehand?"
“Anytime is fine.” Lu Mingfei tilted his head to indicate the moonlight outside the window. “If you’re in a hurry, we can leave now.”
Just go directly to the research institute that gave you your medical check-up; the equipment is all there.
Nuonuo was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this.
This operation, which involves the separation of bloodline origins and the power of words, sounds extremely difficult and risky. How come Lu Mingfei described it as a simple minor surgery, more casual than removing hemorrhoids?
Even if you have hemorrhoids removed, you still need to have a check-up, take medication, and cleanse your bowels beforehand!
"No need for any prior preparation?" Nono was still a little incredulous.
Lu Mingfei waved his hand dismissively: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal. The technique is very mature."
Having already practiced on Fenrir once before, he could confidently say that there was no one in the world more experienced than him.
After all, that kind of operation is something no human could pull off, haha.
Nono hesitated for two seconds, thinking of taking it a little longer, but she also knew that delay might lead to complications.
Since we're going to hand the person over to Lu Mingfei anyway, we might as well do it now, because delays might cause problems.
So she nodded, indicating that it was while it was still hot—no, while the night was still deep.
Seeing this, Caesar also stood up, his icy blue eyes flashing with a cold light:
"I'll go down and take care of Percy."
His idea was to either distract Percy or knock him unconscious, so that he wouldn't be a nuisance when they teamed up later.
However, after taking only a few steps, Lu Mingfei called out to him: "No need to trouble yourself."
Caesar paused, turned around, and looked at Lu Mingfei with a puzzled expression.
The latter added in a calm tone, "If you're looking for Secretary Percy, he's not downstairs right now. Judging by the time, he should already be at the research institute preparing the slides."
"What?" Caesar's eyes widened slightly. "You attacked Percy?"
He had guessed that the Gattuso family and the Chen family were involved, but he really didn't expect Lu Mingfei to suddenly make a move against Passy.
Although he disliked the human surveillance sent by Frost, Percy was, after all, the senior secretary of the Gattuso family and represented the face of the acting head of the family, Frost. To touch him would be tantamount to a major provocation against the Gattuso family!
If it were anyone else, Caesar would definitely feel a huge red "danger" sign appear above their head, but if it were Lu Mingfei, then things would be different...
Lu Mingfei shrugged, his tone casual and flat:
"Because Secretary Percy's situation is a bit special, similar to Erii's previous situation."
He is also a product of genetic technology, requiring periodic drug administration to stabilize his bloodline. To prevent him from suddenly going out of control and harming people, we have no choice but to ask him to go to the research institute.
Upon hearing this, Caesar's face darkened instantly, but Lu Mingfei had already explained to him the Gattuso family's numerous crimes, and the Chen family had a precedent of targeting their own clansmen, so he wasn't surprised that Percy was a genetic warrior.
What he wants to know now is whether there are any traces of human intervention on his person.
Lu Mingfei chuckled and extended an invitation: "So, do you still need a medical check-up service?"
Caesar looked at Nono, and their eyes met. They both saw in each other's eyes the sentiment that birds of a feather flock together.
"Please make sure to schedule a comprehensive medical examination, thank you."
(End of this chapter)
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